Head to head
Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel vs Purendure Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch
Both verified against their manufacturer source and scored on the same fueling evidence. Highlighted cells are the stronger number for racing.
| Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel | Purendure Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch | |
|---|---|---|
| RC Science Score | 73 /100 | 60 /100 |
| Carbohydrate | 20 g | 22.4 g |
| Sodium | 30 mg | 190 mg |
| Caffeine | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Protein | 0 g | 0.7 g |
| Glucose:fructose | — | — |
| Cost per serving | $1.91 | $2.45 |
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What an hour on each looks like — and the two together
Specs tell you what is in a serving. This tells you how many servings an hour hit your target, what that delivers, what the race costs, and what you would carry. Set your own target from the finder and it follows you here.
Servings per hour to hit the target, what that delivers, and what you would carry.
Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
3 × Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
90 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$22.80for the race
🎒 12 gels of Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
3 gels an hour of Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel is more than most stomachs take. Move part of the carbs to a drink mix.
Purendure Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch
2.7 × Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch / hr
60 gcarbs / hr
513 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$26.40for the race
🎒 11 gels of Purendure Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch
Combo: Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel + Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch (half each)
1.5 × Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel / hr
1.3 × Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch / hr
59 gcarbs / hr
292 mgsodium / hr
—caffeine / hr
$24.40for the race
🎒 6 gels of Mountain Fuel Mountain Fuel Hydrogel Energy Gel
🎒 6 gels of Purendure Purendure Banana Energy Gel Pouch
Sodium and caffeine show what these products deliver at that rate. Your caffeine dose comes from the caffeine tool, and the drink-mix tool checks a bottle's concentration.
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